Administration

Alicia D. Corder currently serves as the Director of the Criminal Justice Institute. Ms. Corder retired from the FBI on 12/31/2025 after nearly 23 years of service.  Most recently she served as the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Little Rock Field Office.  Before becoming the SAC of Little Rock, Ms. Corder served as the Section Chief for the Internal Affairs Section, in Washington DC at FBI Headquarters, overseeing all allegations of misconduct concerning FBI employees.

Ms. Corder began her FBI career in 2003 and worked counterterrorism matters in Sacramento and Los Angeles Field Offices until 2010.  She then worked violent crime and white-collar matters in Modesto, California until 2013.  From 2013 to 2015 Ms. Corder worked in Washington DC at FBI Headquarters before being selected as a squad supervisor for Washington Field Office in 2015.  In 2018, Ms. Corder was selected as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge in the St. Louis Field Office where she oversaw all criminal programs.

Prior to joining the FBI, Ms. Corder practiced law in Indiana.  She received a JD from Indiana University School of Law and a BS from Indiana State University.